Mattress-making machine.



PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908. nnumzs. MATTRESS MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22. 1907.

INVENTOR Atlorney DANIEL HAYNES, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

MATTRESS-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 22, 1907.

Patented March 24, 1908.

Serial No. 403,400.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, DANIEL HAYNES, of Atlanta, in the county of Fultonand State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Mattress-Making Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled. in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to improvements in mattress making machines,--theobject of the invention being to provide simple means capable of beingoperated by inexperienced persons to quickly and easily insert a batinto a ticking without danger of rufliing or otherwise injuring ordisfiguring the bat.

A further object is to provide means for inserting a bat into a ticking,which means shall comprise a minimum number of parts and which shallavoid the use of collapsible or knockdown framework and which shall beefficient in the performance of its functions in manufacturing orassembling the parts which constitute a mattress.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeature of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter setforth.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a perspective view of amachine embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional viewshowing the machine tilted; and Fig. 3 is a detailview illustrating theclamp.

1 represents a frame comprising parallel side bars 2; depending legs 3and transverse bars 4 connecting the pairs of legs. One end of the frameis elevated somewhat, as at 5, and to this elevated portion one end of atable or platform 6 is secured, the or portion of this table being thusdisposed in a plane somewhat above the major portion of the framework,having one end only-supported by the latter. Hinges 7 are secured to theforward cross-bar 4 for the purpose of hinging the machine to a floor orother suitable base support,whereby the machine can be tilted on thesehinges, as hereinafter explained, and in order to maintain the table inan inclined or tilted position during a portion of the operationthereof, a hinged leg or prop 8 may be employed at the rear end of themachine.

A bat 9 is placed upon the table and is clamped thereto at the free endof the latter by means of clamping members 1011.

These clamping members consist of bars which may be of wood or othersuitable material and each bar is provided at one end with a hook 12 andat the other end with a loop 13. The bar 10 is placed upon the bat closeto one end thereof and the bar 11 is placed under the free end of thetable. A connector 14 attached to the loop 13 of one bar is thenconnected with the hook 12 at one end of the other barfithus connectingthe ends of the two clamping bars at one side of the table. The otherends of the clamping bars are then connected together in the samemanner. One of the connectors is permanently attached to a loop 13 ofone bar and the other connector is attached to the loopl3 of the otherbar. When the bars 10-11 shall have been disposed as above explained,one end of the bat and the paper facings 15 will be clamped to the freeend of the table. The table will now be tilted slightly and preferablypropped in such tilted position and then a ticking 16 will be slippedover the bat so as to inclose the same and also the. table or platformon which it rests. The tilting of the table will facilitate thedrawing-on of the ticking. To one end of each clamping memher, a cord orsimilar flexible device 17 is attached and when the ticking is drawnover the bat, as above explained, care should be exercised to insure thefree ends of these cords being left accessible to the operator at theopen end of the tick. The bat being now inserted within the tick, theoperator can easily release the connecting devices 14 at respective endsof the clamping members, notwithstanding the fact that they will beinclosed within the ticking. The clamps having been released, theoperator will with draw the upper clamping member 10 with the use of thecord attached thereto. The upper facing sheet 15 may also now beremoved. The mattress will then be withdrawn from the table while thelatter is in an inclined position (the inclination of the table from thelatter) and then after the table has been lowered to a horizontalposition, the mattress will be turned over and placed upon the same. Theclamping member 11 which was under the end of the table before themattress was withdrawn from the latter, is now upon the bat within theticking and can be readily withdrawn with the use of the string or cordattached thereto. 4 After the removal of this clamping member the otherfacilitating such withdrawal of the mattress facing sheet can bewithdrawn. To complete the mattress, it only remains to close the openend thereof by stitching in the usual manner. The connectors 14hereinbefore referred to each comprises two end members 1819 and anintermediate flexible member 20. The flexible member 20 may consist oftwine or other suitable material by means of which the members of theclamp can be drawn towards each other for securely clamping the bat tothe table, and then fastened by tying or in any other suitable manner.

My improved machine can be manufactured and sold to dealers at a smallcost and as it can be manipulated by the dealers and local mattressmakers, the bats can be soldon the market as such and inserted into theticking by such local dealers or mattress makers without danger ofinjury to the bat.

I-Iaving fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent is,

1. A mattress making machine comprising a table free at one end, meansfor-clamping one end of a bat to the free end of the table, and meansfor withdrawing the clamping means after a ticking has been placed overand made to inclose the table, the bat and the clamp which secures thebat to the table.

2. A mattress making machine comprising a table free at one end, a clampcomprising two members removably connected together at their ends, forsecuring one end of a bat to the free end of the table, and means forseparately withdrawing the respective members of the clamp after theclamp, the

table and the bat shall have been inclosed within a ticking.

3. A mattress making machine comprising a table free at one end, a clampcomprising two members removably connected together at their ends forclamping one end of a bat to the clamp, the table and the free end ofthe table, and a cord attached to each member of the clamp forwithdrawing the latter after the bat shall have been inclosed in aticking.

4. The combination with a table free at one end, of a clamp for securingone end of a bat to the free end of the table, said clamp comprising twomembers, one to be disposed under the table and the other over the bat,and flexible connectors at the ends of the clamping members, and a cordattached to each clamping member for withdrawing the same after theclamp, the table and the bat shall have been inclosed within a ticking.

5. In a mattress making machine, the combination with a frame and meansfor hinging said frame to a support, whereby the frame can be tilted, ofa table secured at one end over the frame and free at the other end, aclamp comprising two members removably connected together at their endsfor clamping one end of a bat to the free end of the table, and meansfor separately withdrawing the respective members of the clamp after theclamp, the table and the bat shall have been inclosed within theticking.

6. In a mattress making machine, the combination with a frame having anelevated portion at one end and means for hinging said frame at a pointbetween its ends to a support, of a table secured at one end to theelevated portion of the frame and free at its other end, a hinged propfor supporting said frame and table in an inclined position, .a clampfor securing one end of a bat to the free end of the able, said clampcomprising two members removably connected together, and means forwithdrawing the respective members of the clamp after the clamp, thetable and the bat shall have been inclosed within a ticking.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL HAYNES.

I/Vitnesses:

H. M. VERMILLION, FRED. H. NIVER.

